1. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

1. cry weakly or softly;

   "she wailed with pain"
   

1.抽泣;呜咽;啜泣
If someonewhimpers, they make quiet unhappy or frightened sounds, as if they are about to start crying.

e.g. She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain...
她躺在楼梯底部，痛得呜咽着。
e.g. He made another pathetic whimpering sound.
他又发出一声凄惨的呜咽。

2.抽噎着说;哀诉
If someonewhimpers something, they say it in an unhappy or frightened way.

e.g. 'Let me go,' she whimpered. 'You're hurting me.'...
“放开我，”她哀诉道，“你弄痛我了。”
e.g. She whimpered something inaudible.
她呜咽着说了些什么，听不清。

3.雷声大，雨点小
If you say that something happensnot with a bang but a whimper, you mean that it is less effective or exciting than was expected or intended.

whimper

e.g. He bowed out of world politics not with a bang but awhimper...
他黯然退出了世界政坛。
e.g. The festival started with awhimper rather than a bang.
庆祝活动出乎意料地悄然开始。

1. 呜咽：whimbrel 杓鹞 |whimper 呜咽 | whimsey 怪念头

2. 呜咽的说：tease 嘲笑 |whimper 呜咽的说 | yawn 哈欠连天

3. 呜咽,哀诉：(15) Challenge 向挑战 | (16)whimper 呜咽,哀诉 | (17) Yawn one's head off 呵欠连天

4. whimper

4. 抽噎地哭：哇哇地哭 blubber | 抽噎地哭whimper | 哭泣 weep

1. I am listening for a cry or a whimper from upstairs .
   我留神听着楼上传来的哭声或呜咽声。
2. He could not possibly have endured a whipping without a whimper.
   他不可能一声不吭地忍受鞭打。
3. The animal gave a pathetic little whimper.
   这只动物低声哀叫，令人怜悯。
4. She always starts off with a bang but ends with a whimper.
   她做事总是虎头蛇尾的。

1. And if he starts to whimper, I'll just harmonize with him.
   如果他开始呜咽，我就逗他。
2. The condemned prisoner cowered and began to whimper for clemency.
   那个被判罪的囚犯抖缩着并开始抽泣请求宽恕。
3. The child was lost and began to whimper.
   那孩子迷了路，抽抽搭搭地哭起来。
4. Some whimper along life'way.
   有些人在嗟怨中生活。

• I heard him whimper,..and I realised he was still alive.

  出自：P. Sayer

• The baby..is whimpering pathetically.

  出自：W. Perriam